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Faculty & Staff Profiles

The faculty at the School is devoted to student learning and supportive of engagement in Library and Information Science professional activities.

Professors are involved in many interdisciplinary projects and partnerships, which include the Virtual Writing University, the UI Center for the Book, the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics, and the UI Libraries.

Faculty Profiles

	Barrett, Timothy Professor Professor Emeritus	History, technique, and science of papermaking; permanence of paper records.	The Center for the Book 216 North Hall The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52240-1420 319-621-2493 timothy-barrett@uiowa.edu
	Blinkinsop, Cindy Adjunct Faculty	21st century learning, 21st century libraries, K-12 library programming, information literacy, media literacy, and digital citizenship.	School of Library and Information Science 3087 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 cynthia-blinkinsop@uiowa.edu
	Campbell, Beth Adjunct Faculty	School libraries, children's literature, library programming, multi-media tools, communication, children's authors/illustrators, social media, storytelling, critical thinking and content creation.	School of Library and Information Science 3087 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 563-508-0260 elizabeth-a-campbell@uiowa.edu
	Culshaw, John Adjunct Faculty	Administration, college and university libraries.	Library Administration 5038 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5867 john-culshaw@uiowa.edu
	Eichmann, David Associate Professor Director, School of Library and Information Science	Research networking, biomedical informatics, semantic web, data management and visualization.	School of Library and Information Science 3086 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5715 david-eichmann@uiowa.edu
	Geers, Dianna Adjunct Faculty	Adolescent literacy, literature, and resources; adolescents as digital content creators, 21st century literacy, diversity.	School of LIbrary and Information Science 3087 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 dianna-geers@uiowa.edu
	Huttner, Sid Adjunct Faculty	Managing archives and special collections departments, fundraising and library development, 19th century American trade bookbinding and book publishing, bibliography, city and other directories.	School of Library and Information Science 3087 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-338-6146 sid-huttner@uiowa.edu
	Kolarik, Christine Adjunct Faculty Teacher Librarian Coordinator	K-12 school library programs, teacher librarians as leaders, literacy development, information literacy.	School of Library and Information Science 3067 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5708 christine-kolarik@uoiwa.edu
	Lechtenberg, Kate Adjunct Faculty	Critical pedagogy and critical librarianship, school libraries, children’s and young adult literature, disciplinary literacies, intellectual freedom, collection development, and curation.	Department of Education N231 Lindquist Center The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 kate-lechtenberg@uiowa.edu
	Leonard, Julie Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies, UI Center for the Book	Contemporary artist's books; history of bookbinding.	The Center for the Book 216 North Hall The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-0447 julia-leonard@uiowa.edu
	Logsden, Kara Lecturer	Public library management, leadership, outreach, programming, public relations & marketing, community engagement, strategic planning, reader's advisory.	School of Library and Information Science 3078 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5707 kara-logsden@uiowa.edu
	Mattock, Lindsay Associate Professor Associate Director	Archival management, preservation, and use of visual media; archival theory and practice; audiovisual archives; digital preservation and curation; community archives and record-keeping practices; and media and technological literacy.	School of Library and Information Science 3072 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5712 lindsay-mattock@uiowa.edu
	Pierce, Jennifer Burek Associate Professor	Print culture and book history, including 21st century and digital media; literature and non-fiction materials for young readers; library history; communities of readers; and community engagement and service learning.	School of Library and Information Science 3076 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5716 jennifer-burek-pierce@uiowa.edu
	Scheib, Sara Adjunct Faculty	Academic libraries, bibliometrics, research assessment, scientific communication, scholarly publishing, and research data management.	University Libraries 125 West Washington St. The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-3024 sara-scheib@uiowa.edu
	Snider, Jacqueline Adjunct Faculty	Special and corporate libraries; company archives; knowledge management; taxonomies; integrated library systems.	School of Library and Information Science 3074 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5707 jacqueline-snider@uiowa.edu
	Stewart, Duncan Adjunct Faculty	Special collections cataloging including rare books, artists' books, manuscripts, and ephemera.	University Libraries: Cataloging-Metadata Department 5020 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5884 duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
	Stuart, Shana Adjunct Faculty	Carnegie libraries, public libraries, libraries as place and space, Iowa library history.	School of Library and Information Science 3078 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5707 shana-stuart@uiowa.edu
	Vamanu, Iulian Assistant Professor	Knowledge organization, cultural heritage informatics, information behavior, information ethics.	School of Library and Information Science 3068 Main Library The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 319-335-5714 iulian-vamanu@uiowa.edu

Staff Profiles

Carol Ives

Program Administrator

After seven years with the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics (IGPI), Carol joined the SLIS team in January of 2013. Carol holds a BA in Business Administration and brings over 30 years of operations, project management, and administrative experience to the SLIS department. In her time away from work Carol loves to garden and is an avid apiarist.

School of Library and Information Science
3087 Main Library
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1420

319-335-5709

carol-ives@uiowa.edu